AP PhotoFormer Tigers outfielder Willie Horton and current special assistant for the team shared his memories of Harmon Killebrew with the media on Monday.

• Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew passed away on Monday from esophageal cancer. Jon Paul Morosi talked to the Tigers' Willie Horton about his memories of the Hall of Famer. Horton recalled how difficult it could be to track down one of Killebrew's line drives in the outfield and how welcoming the Twins' first baseman was at the 1965 All-Star Game. [FOXSports.com]

• Victor Martinez returns to Boston Wednesday night for the first time since signing with the Tigers as a free agent. Martinez says there are no hard feelings between him and the Red Sox and hopes he gets a better reception from the Fenway Park fans than Johnny Damon did when he returned to Boston in an opposing uniform. [MLB.com]

• Here is an excellent preview of the Tigers-Red Sox series from the Providence Journal. Among the nuggets included: Adrian Gonzalez is 1-for-1 against Justin Verlander with a home run and two intentional walks. How will the rematch go on Thursday? And, I'm always a sucker for lamenting the days when the Tigers and Red Sox were division rivals in the AL East. [Projo.com]

• We know that Joaquin Benoit isn't going to be pitching setup innings for the Tigers in the immediate future. But do we really know why he's struggling? Kurt Mensching tries to get to the bottom of Benoit's problems by looking at Pitch F/X data. Which pitches are giving him trouble and where are they ending up in the strike zone? [Bless You Boys]

• ESPN.com's David Schoenfield drew up ballots for his Most Valuable and Least Valuable players in the American League at the quarter mark of the season. There is a Detroit Tiger on each ballot. Care to take a guess as to which player is a MVP-worthy and which is a LVP candidate? [Sweet Spot]

• Kirk Gibson was never named to an All-Star team as a player (even in his MVP season of 1988 with the Dodgers). But he'll make it to this year's Midsummer Classic as a coach. With the All-Star Game being played at Arizona's Chase Field, the Diamondbacks' manager was named to the NL All-Star coaching staff by manager Bruce Bochy. [MLB.com]

• Speaking of the D-backs, Armando Galarraga seems to have worn out his welcome with that team. Arizona designated Galarraga for assignment on Tuesday. Besides going winless in his last five starts and giving up nine earned runs in his past two games, Galarraga's attitude after Monday's start may have factored into the D-Backs' decision-making process. [FOXSportsArizona]

• Carlos Beltran has been playing well (.286, eight homers, 24 RBIs) for the New York Mets lately, which presumably boosts his trade value. That led the Bergen Record's Steve Popper to list five teams that might want to make a deal for Beltran. The Tigers aren't on the list, but with rumblings that they're looking for outfield help, should they be? Or is his contract ($18.5 million this year) too much to take on? [NorthJersey.com]